Basket-ball toy



April 17, 1934. z 1,955,677

BASKET BALL TOY Filed Aug. 9, 1932 Jam 12m Patented Apr. 17, 1934 STATES arse.

John L. Izan,

Application August 9,

3 Claims.

This invention relates to a basket-ball toy and has for an object to provide an improved basketball toy which will be interesting and desirable for children of all ages to play with.

A-further object of this invention is to provide a basket-ball toy which is made and assembled very inexpensively.

Yet a further object of this invention is to provide a basket-ball toy having two baskets and a ring in between as well as a handle for supporting, the ring and baskets and wherein the ring,

basket frame and handle may all be twisted from the same integral piece of wire. If desired a wooden handle may be added to the metal handle formed by the single twisted piece of wire.

Yet an additional object of this invention is to provide a basket-ball toy consisting of a pair of baskets separated by a ring and mounted on a single handle and including a rubber ball atattached by a string to the handle, which rubber ball is intended to be tossed in one of the baskets and then transferred both through and over the ring into the other basket.

Still a further object of this invention is to provide an improved basket-ball toy affording not only enjoyment and pleasure to the user, but also skill and practice in perfecting coordination between the hand and the eye of the user of this toy.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, as will hereinafter become apparent, this invention comprises the constructions, combinations and arrangements of parts, hereinafter set forth, disclosed and shown on the accompanying drawing. In this drawing,

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the toy showing the rubber ball in one of the sockets or baskets and a second position of the ball being shown in dotted lines,

Figure 2 is an end view of the upper portion of the toy showing the ring placed between the baskets,

Figure 3 is a top plan view of same showing the arrangement of the baskets, the cord or mesh being removed from said basket rings,

Figure 4 is an enlarged front elevation of the upper portion of the stem showing method of forming basket rings, and

T Figure 5 is an enlarged plan View of same showing clearly the method of forming the basket rings and center ring, said center ring being broken away to clearly show the arrangement of the wire.

This basket-ball toy consists of a pair of baskets, an intervening ring and a handle in which Brooklyn, N. Y. r

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all the framework is made from the same single piece of wire properly twisted and bent. A piece of wire of suitable length is used and is first folded over to form a circular ring 18. The wire is then twisted about the closure of the ring 10 and one-half of the wire is folded around to form the basket frame 11, while the other wire forms the basket frame 12. The ends of the Wire are then brought together again and pushed about each other in a spiral twist as at 13 forming a handle. If desired the lower portion of the handle 13 may be received in a wooden or composition handle 14' folded or pressed over the lower end of tie metallic handle 13, it being understood however that the metallic handle 13 may itself form a complete handle in the absence of the wooden or composition handle 14'.

A netting of cord or the like is added to each basket frame 11 and 12 forming the baskets 14 and 15. A string or cord 16 is tied to the juncture between the basket frames 11 and 12 and the upright ring 10 at one end and is tied or secured at its other end to a ball 17, preferably of rubber, which however may be of either hard or soft rubber.

In operation, the toy is grasped by the handle 13 or the handle 14 with the ball 1'7 hanging freely suspended on the cord 16. The handle is manipulated to cause the ball 17 on the cord 16 to be tossed into the air and then the purpose is to catch the ball 17 in the basket 14. After catching the ball 17 in the basket 14, the further purpose is to toss the ball from the basket 14. again into the air and place it again in the basket 15. Having thus tossed the ball from one basket to the other basket over the ring 10, the next point in playing is to toss the ball from one basket to the other basket through the ring 10.

The diameter of the ring 10 and of the basket frames 11 and 12 is very slightly greater than the diameter of the ball 17, so that it becomes a real test of the eye and of the hand to place the ball 17 in the proper basket and through the ring when desired into the other basket. Obviously, continuous play with this toy would cause added dexterity of the eye and of the hand, for if the ball strikes the edge of the ring 10 or of the basket frames 11 or 12 it will be more apt to fall outside of than inside of the baskets 14 and 15.

The novel features and the operation of this device will be apparent from the foregoing description. While the device has been shown and the structure described in detail, it is obvious that this is not to be considered limited to the exact form disclosed, and that changes may be made therein within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus set forth and disclosed the nature of this invention, what is claimed is:

l. A basket-ball toy comprising in combination a pair of horizontal basket frames, a vertical ring between said basket frames, and a vertical handle connected to the juncture between said basket frames and said vertical ring, said basket frames, vertical ring and handle being in" tegrally formed of a single piece of wire.

2. A basket-ball toy comprising in combination a pair of horizontal basket frames, at vertical ring between said basket frames, ,a vertical handle connected to the juncture between said basket frames and said vertical ring, said basket frames, vertical ring and handle being integrally formed of a single piece of wire, a ball, a flexible member connecting said ball to the juncture of said handle, vertical ring and basket frames, and a netting secured on each basket frame forming ball baskets thereon.

3. A basket-ball toy formed from a single piece of Wire folded substantially in half, the folded end of said wire being formed into a loop and twisted about, a section of each strand below said loop being formed into a further loop and twisted about into a plane at right angles with said first formed loop, each of said second formed loops being in the same plane with each other, a netting secured on each of said second formed loops, said wire being twisted below said three loops to form a handle member.

JOHN L. IZAN. 

